Coursework

1 - Oral assessment and presentation - 50

2 - Set exercises - 50

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The specific topics of this module will change from year to year in order to remain relevant – but their overall selection will ensure that you have good command of the core trends in digital technologies and how they are affecting competition and managerial work. Given its current relevance, AI will play a central role in the module. 
Examples of topics that can be examined include: 
<ul><li>Technology and competitive advantage</li><li>Geopolitics of technology</li><li>Technology and work </li><li>Technology and risk  </li><li>Between privacy and surveillance: tracing a path for the workplace and society</li><li>Governance frameworks and regulatory landscapes </li></ul>

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

Directed Asynchronous - 

In-Person - 

Self-directed - 

Harvard Business Review, 96(1), pp.108-116

Artificial intelligence for the real world

Snake oil: What artificial intelligence can do, what it can’t, and how to tell the difference

Co-intelligence: Living and working with AI

Harvard Business Review, 92(10), pp.58-66. 

The transparency trap

Ai Ethics

Harvard Business Review Press, Boston, Massachusetts

Leading digital - Turning Technology into Business Transformation

Competing in the age of AI

MIT Sloan Management Review, 61(2), pp.1-4

Preparing for the risky world of Extended Reality

MIT Sloan Management Review, 61(2), pp.28-35

You’re going digital-now what? 

The Atlas of AI: Power, politics and the planetary cost of artificial intelligence 

Machines of loving grace – How AI could transform the world for the better. 

The Adolescence of Technology - Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI Available

Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI. 

The political economy and geopolitics of AI regulation, Management and Business Review, 

Future of work with AI agents: Auditing automation and augmentation potential across the U.S. workforce

The reading list will be updated regularly as the field develops. Examples of readings that can be included are: 

SMM483 - Strategic Perspectives on Technology and Society 

SMM483-PRD3-PER-ALV1

The module will use a combination of classes and coursework. 
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<li>Classes will feature lectures as well as interactive learning tools such as case discussions and debates to introduce relevant concepts and trends. During the interactive portion of the class, you will be expected to volunteer your hand in answer to the instructor's questions, respond to questions directed at you, as well as challenge or validate the viewpoints of fellow students.</li>
<li>Coursework will be an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained in this and previous modules to complex real world problems. Your presentation will give you the opportunity to apply what you have learnt to contemporary situations and build your communication skills.  </li>
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Contact hours are designed to be flexible and are delivered using a variety of methods to help you learn in the most effective way. A proportion of the core content may be delivered via additional support materials such as videos and content will also be made available through Moodle.

Strategic Perspectives on Technology and Society 

Construct well-reasoned strategies integrating digital technologies in organizational processes, balancing innovation with broader responsibilities

Skills

Critically examine the relationships between technological innovation, business strategy, and societal outcomes

Knowledge

Demonstrate commitment to responsible innovation practices in professional settings.

Values and attitudes

Critically analyse how digital technologies create value while generating societal implications, formulating approaches that balance multiple objectives 

Appreciate the complexity and long term consequences of technological innovation for diverse stakeholders.  


Analyze the strategic opportunities and risks of emerging digital technologies for organizations and society


Evaluate the competitive implications of technology adoption 

Apply theoretical models and analytical tools to assess technology deployment decisions and develop strategic recommendations